Portable stall.



No. 732,232. PATENTED JUNE.30,-1903.

' D. STITZER.-

PORTABLE STALL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1902.

WITNESS Z/WENTOR UNITED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

PORTABLE STALL. V

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 732,232, dated June 30, 1903. 7

Application filed November 28. 1902. Serial No- 133,063. (No model) i To aZZ whom, zit may concern:

zen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson, State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Stalls, of.which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a portable stall, and particularly to a construction of the connecting means between the side and end sections and the supporting-posts.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel construction of movable ring upon the supporting-post, adapted to engage with books carried by the side and end sections, so that sections of any desired height can be connected to the posts and secured firmly in position.

A further object of the invention is to-pr0- vide a telescopic adjustment of the connecting-hook carried by the sections and adapted to engage the supportingrings upon the standards.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth, and the novel features of the same defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of the invention; Fig. 2, a detail vertical section showing the connection betweenthe side sections and post; Fig. 3, alongitudinal vertical section through one of the end sections; Fig. 4, a detail vertical section on the line44 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a similar section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. -6 is a plan of the ring.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The letter A indicates a postof any desired construction, preferably tubular, and provided at its upper portion with a telescoping section A, held in its adjusted position by means of a set-screw A while the upper end of this telescoping portion has suitably threaded therein a contact-point A adapted to be adjusted by any desired meansfor instance, an aperture A-to receive a bar, so as to firmly engage the same with a support at the upper end of the standard.

The invention is adapted to be supported in any desired place or building, but it is particularly intended for use in the trans- Be it known that 1, DAVID STITZER, a citiportation of live stock in railway-cars, and the standard hereinbefore described'can be readily adjusted to accommodate itself to the varying height of the roof of such cars, and two or more of these standards maybe used for each stall, as found desirable. In the present illustration a single stall is shown as erected, and four of the standards are used, the upper ends of each of which being engaged-with a suitable overhead support, as just described.

Between oppositestandards upon one side of the stall the side sections B are disposed andmay be composed of any desired number of boards, according to the height required,

the same being clamped between opposite.

plates B at each end and secured to the side plates by any suitable meansfor instance, fastening-screws 13 Also secured between these plates B at suitable intervals are connecting-hooks 13 provided at their inner ends with a block or body Bf, while the outer end of the hook is adapted to engage a movable ring C, adjustably mounted upon the standard A by means of a set-screw U or other suitable fastening device. The interior periphery C of this ring is of substantially the diameter of the standard, while extending outward from said periphery are a series of recesses C adapted to receive the hooks B from the side sections. Intermediate of the top and bottom of the side section one of the hooks B is reversed, so as to extend upward, as shown at B and thus prevent the raising of the side section from contact with the other rings upon the standard, and one of the rings 0 is slipped downward over this hook and securedin position upon the standard for the purpose stated. These hooks and rings are provided at each end of the side sections to securely hold the samein position.

Between the standards at one or both ends tact with the open face of the cap. The caps at the top and bottom of the end sections may be secured together inany desired manner for instance, by means of a bolt D extending' from one to the otherand each of the caps is provided with a telescoping frame D carrying at its outer end a hook D to engage any one of the recesses C of the rings upon the standards, said recesses being preferably disposed at a right angle to each other. The frame D is adjustably held within the cap D by means of a set-screw D or other suitable securing device carried by the cap. These frames D permit the adjustment of the hooks D longitudinally of the end sections, so as to provide for different widths of stalls and to secure positive contact with the ring 0, carried upon the standards A, when the arms are secured firmly in their adjusted position. If desired, the end section at one end of the stall may be omitted and in its place one of the caps having the adjustable hooks at its opposite ends may be used, as shown at D in Fig. 1. It will thus be seen that the side or end sections are directly connected to the standards or posts, making it practically impossible for the sides to fall even if the upper end of the post become accidentally disengaged from the overhead support. Whenever desired, suitable pads may be secured to the side and end sections and also a feed-trough used therewith, as is ordinary in this class of stalls.

tVhen it isdesired to erect the stall in position for use, it is only necessary to engage the telescopic posts or standards with an overhead support and space the same apart at the proper length for the side sections, when the movable rings may be adjusted to engage the hooks from the side sections, as before described, to securely hold the same in position and the end sections engaged with the same rings to laterally brace the stall. The construction of post or standard used obviates the necessity of any overhead bar, as they may be adjusted to diiferent lengths to accommodate themselves to difierent elevations of the roof, while the movable rings upon the post can be freely adjusted to engage a side section of any desired height and hold the same against removal by a vertical movement. The telescopic adjustment of the hook upon the end sections of the stall permits the width thereof to be varied as found desirable, while the attachment of the side and end sections directly to the posts secures a strong central brace to each post, which renders the stall practically self-supporting against any displacement in the movement of the car or by contact of the animal therewith.

It will be obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction and configuration without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a portable stall, supportingposts, side sections extending between said posts, movable rings upon the posts having recesses therein, and hooks upon the opposite ends of the side sections to engage the recesses in said ring; substantially as specified.

2. In a portable stall, supporting-posts, side sections extending between said posts, movable rings upon the posts having recesses therein, and hooks upon the ends of the side sections extending in opposite directions to engage the rings upon said posts; substantially as specified.

3. In a portable stall, a supporting-post comprising a tubular body, a telescoping portionadjustablysecuredattheupper end thereof, and a threaded contact-point carried by the upper end of the telescoping portion; substantially as specified.

4. In a portable stall, a post, a securingring thereon provided with an interior periphery of substantially the diameter of the post and recesses extending outward from said periphery, and securing means carried by the ring to engage said post; substantially as specified.

5. In a portable stall, supporting-posts, side sections between the same, an end section between the posts, boards comprising the body thereof, caps at the opposite ends of said boards, and means for securing said caps in position; substantially as specified.

6. In a portable stall, supporting-posts, side sections between the same, an end section between the posts, boards comprising the body thereof, caps at the opposite ends of said boards, means for securing said capsin position, adjustable frames disposed within said caps and provided at their outer ends with hooks, and a ring carried upon the posts to engage said hooks; substantially as specified.

7. In a portable stall, supporting-posts, side sections comprising boards provided at opposite ends with clamping-strips, hooks at the opposite ends of said sections having a block or body portion disposed between the strips,and a ring upon the posts to engage said hooks; substantially as specified.

8. In a portable stall, supporting-posts, side sections comprising boards provided at opposite ends with clamping-strips, hooks at the opposite ends of said sections having a block or body portion disposed between the strips, a ring upon the posts to engage said hooks, an end section extending between opposite posts, and adjustable hooks mounted in each end of said end section to engage the rings upon said posts; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID STIIZER.

Witnesses:

MARGARET B. DURNING, J. B. MCCORMICK. 

